Chalk-line holder



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B. HOWARD.

GHALK LINE HOLDER.

PatentedJ'une 12, 1888.

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT Erica BENJAMIN HOWARD, OF SHEEP RANCH, CALIFORNIA.

CHALK-LINE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofl Letters Patent No. 384,444, dated June12, 1888.

Application filed February 3, 1888. Serial No. 262,837.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN HOWARD, of Sheep Ranch, in the county ofCalaveras and State of California, have in-vented a new and ImprovedChalk-Line Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to carpenters chalkline holders, and has for itsobject to provide a chalk-line so constructed that it can be effectivelyused and will be durable.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both theviews.

Figure 1 illustrates theholder as ready for use, and Fig. 2 is a centralsection of the same.

l indicates a hollow receptacle for holding powdered chalk,forrned offlexible material, preferably of rubber, so as to render it elastic, andof an oval shape, as shown, so as to be conveniently held in the hand.The ends of the holder 1 are provided with eyelets 2 3 for a line topass through, one of said eyelets being formed with a screw-thread, 4,adapted to engage and screw into the neck or end 5 of the holder 1. Bymeans of having one of the eyelets detachable, as described, the holdermay 'be filled with pulverized chalk and replenished when necessary.Instead of screwing into the end of holder 1, the eyelet 3 may be heldtherein simply by pressure,like a cork, or by any suitable detachingdevice.

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The holder l is formed adjacent to its ends with ribs or flanges 6,which serve to retain a cord,7,in place, which is wound upon theholder 1. The holder may be illed with powdered chalk,8, of any desiredcolor, and,being elastic or iiexible, the chalk therein may becompressed against the cord 7 when drawn through it. rIhe eyelets 2 3are of such size as to permit the cord 7, covered with chalk,to passlreely, and maybe made of glass or metal, as desired.

By means of a eh alk-holder thus constructed a line or cord may be woundon the holder and held in place, and will be thoroughly covered withchalk when drawn through the holder.

Having thus described my invention,l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A chalk-line holder'consisting of au oval flexiblechalk receptacle with eyelets at its ends, one of which is removable,and having i BENJAMIN HOWARD.

Witnesses:

A. FRIEDBERGER, J. M. STEPHENS.

